The official "GO FLYERS" thread!

[phillybroncosnut]

Well Flyer fans, the news is not good right now. 3 of our top starters are out for the foreseeable future. Keith Primeau has been out since mid October and current news has him still suffering from "concussion like syptoms". That has me really concerned. Last time a concussion lasted this long, it was a guy wearing number 88. Keith needs to get healthy but let's not rush anything. I'd keep him out until the last month of the regular season and get him ready for the Playoffs. We all remember what he did the last time there was NHL playoff hockey. he had one of the most dominating playoff runs I've ever seen.

There are wispers that Robert Esche has a "sports hernia". Those are 2 of the dirtiest words around Philly this season. First the starting QB for the Egirls goes down to a sports hernia, and now, the starting Goalie goes down with the same injury. You thinks its tough being a QB with a sports hernia? A goalie may be the worst professions to be with that injury. Keep your fingers crossed that it's not a sports hernia. If it is, Esche could be gone for a LOOOONG time!

Peter Forsberg has now missed 4 games with his "slightly pulled groin". Me thinks it's more serious the slightly pulled. Foppa will be back soon though. Even if he's out an extended period of time, I have no doubt this Flyers/Phantoms team will keep pace in the east until he gets back.

We are a banged up team right now. Actually, we've been banged up all year and we have kept pace with everyone. It's amazing to see half of this lineup was in the minors last season, including the now starting Goalie, and we are still more then competitive. I can't wait till this teams gets 100% healthy.

GO FLYERS!!

[Hogan11]

Cool idea for a thread Philly....there are a sizable enough group of Flyer fans here, so why not have our own thread for the team we support?

Primeau's absence has concerned me. To be out that long from a concussion is indeed odd. Now, I'm no doctor and I didn't stay in a Holiday Inn Express last night, but concussions don't usually last this long do they? I'm starting to suspect maybe some other ailment that the team has not come public with. Whatever the case, we need him back ASAP.

I actually expected Forsberg to be out here and there over the course of the season...this doesn't surprise me in the least. Esche I've always had somewhat of a problem with, as I was never very impressed with the guy's play....he's one of those players who just bothers me for some reason....Of course I want him healthy, but even healthy I'm still not comfortable with him or Philly's goaltenders as a whole.

I do like how the team has held their ground despite the injuries....those kids from the Phantoms have been very impressive.....keep it up Boys!

[phillybroncosnut]

Here is the deal with Prim's. He didn't suffer a concussion per say. He started experiencing "concussion like symptoms" after a game in mid october. He was getting dizzy spells, headachs and vomiting. They kept him out as a precaution. Now, almost 2 months later, he is still having the same syptoms. That is not good!

I'm with you with Forsberg. there was zero doubt in my mind that he would bounce in and out of the lineup all year due to minor, nagging injuries. I just hope he doesn't suffer a major injury. I can deal with the expected Yo-Yo act during the regular season.

I've always like Esche. He isn't flashy but he wins games. He is the equivilant to Jake Plummer for the Broncos. He's not gonna wow anyone with number's or stunning play, but, he will, and has, gotten the job done.

The young guns have been fabulous. Mike Richards is gonna be a super player. Jeff Carter has been a slight disappointment to me. He has played solid but I expected a little bit more out of him offensively. RJ Umberger has been a pleasent surprise. He wasn't even on my radar when the season started. With all the injuries we've had he has stepped in tremendously for us.
Antero Nittymaki has been hot and cold. He has played great for the most part and then there are times where he looks way out of position.
He is still very young but I like what I see so far!

[SoCalBronco]

From what ive seen of him, Antero Nittymaki is pretty good, so you shouldnt have too much trouble in goal.

[dbroncos31]

first off, GO FLYERS!!! but yeah, nittymaki is good, but esche is amazing. he is a very underrated goalie...crap...plummer just got picked god dammit...and we need esche. also, primeau was our team against TB so we need him healthy, at least for the playoffs. and forseberg and gagne are our team, and w/o forsberg, gagne isnt the same

[phillybroncosnut]

Good news and bad news Flyer fans......

Good News:
Robert Esche does NOT have a sports hernia. He has a slight tear in his groin (same as Peter). He should be good to go in a week or two.

Bad News:
Joni Pitkanen will miss up to 6 weeks with an athletic pubalgia (fancy word for Sports Hernia). This one really hurts. Joni has been our second best defensman this season. He will surely be missed.

Update on Primeau:
He is feeling better and moving around. He hasn't been on skates yet but his "feeling alot better" is a sign of improvement.

Flyers take on the Flames tonight at the FUC...... Not a good matchup with our current injury status. however, this team has played great considering the injuries and I expect us to stay with the Flames tonight.
I see an OT game tonight.

[Hogan11]

Pitty is out for 6 weeks? ??? THAT SUCKS!!!

GO FLYERS!

[Clockwork Orange]

I also heard that they said during the Flyers broadcast tonight that Forsberg's groin injury is worse than originally anticipated. They said he may have a partial tear. Hopefully it's not that serious, but you never know with Forsberg.

[phillybroncosnut]

Okay.... Like I called it in the previous post, the Flyers took a very good Falmes team into OT and came away with a 1-0 shootout victory. Pretty impressive for Nitty to shut out the high powered Flames. Not only did he shut them out, he stopped all 3 shootout attempts.
Great win for the Flyers.

Here is something that should impress all hockey fans that do not follow the Flyers. The Flyers current roster is playing with 8, that's EIGHT rookies, including the Goalie. Now, I was excited about this team with the likes of Forsberg, Primeau, Gagne etc..... However, I am even more excited about this franchise's future. I'm not sure how this team is staying with and beating upper echelon teams with 8 rookie's but, somehow they are.

On to more bad news......

Eric Desjardins got hurt last night. no news from my end on the injury but he took a mean hit last night and appears to have injured his shoulder or elbow. The injury bug has reared it's ugly head again Flyer fans. Never fear though, we'll just call up another stud rookie.

[phillybroncosnut]

WOW!!!!

When it rains, it surely does pour Flyer fans! Bad news on Desjardins:

"
Desjardins is helped off of the ice by McCrossin during Tuesday's game against Calgary
Flyers defenseman Eric Desjardins will miss the next eight-to-10 weeks with a right shoulder injury, according to Flyers Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach, Jim McCrossin. Desjardins will have surgery to repair the shoulder at Hahnemann Hospital on Tuesday, December 13.

Desjardins left Tuesday's 1-0 shootout win over Calgary in the first period and did not return.

In 18 games with the Flyers this season, Desjardins has two goals and 12 assists for 14 points 18 penalty minutes.

Below is the transcript of the conversation with McCrossin.

What is the medical update on Eric Desjardins?
Jim McCrossin: “Eric Desjardins had an MRI today. Following the MRI, he was evaluated by Dr. Peter DeLuca. The MRI revealed that Eric did have a posterior subluxation of his humoral head. (subluxation refers to a partial loss of the Glenohumeral joint articulation to the extent that symptoms were produced or damage was done. A dislocation is when a complete loss of articulation between the humeral head and glenoid socket occur). When the injury occured it tore both the posteral labrum and the inferior border of the Glenohumeral ligament. After Dr. DeLuca performed his evaluation and reviewed the MRI study it was decided that Eric would require surgery. The surgery is going to be performed by Dr. DeLuca and will take place at Hahnemann Hospital on Tuesday, December 13. We are looking for Eric to miss approximately eight-to-10 weeks."

In layman’s terms, was this a shoulder separation or a shoulder dislocation?
JM: “This was a posterior shoulder subluxation, which in layman's terms means that Eric has a sprain of his right shoulder and will require surgery to repair the instability that was caused by the injury."

http://www.philadelphiaflyers.com/pressbox/archive/2327.asp

[Al Wilson]

The Flyers blow.

The cup is coming back North.

[Bronx33]

The Flyers blow.

The cup is coming back North.

If the avs don't get it :~ohyah!: i would love to see a canadian team win it, i always root for a canadian teams in the playoffs.

[Hogan11]

Okay.... Like I called it in the previous post, the Flyers took a very good Falmes team into OT and came away with a 1-0 shootout victory. Pretty impressive for Nitty to shut out the high powered Flames. Not only did he shut them out, he stopped all 3 shootout attempts.
Great win for the Flyers.

Here is something that should impress all hockey fans that do not follow the Flyers. The Flyers current roster is playing with 8, that's EIGHT rookies, including the Goalie. Now, I was excited about this team with the likes of Forsberg, Primeau, Gagne etc..... However, I am even more excited about this franchise's future. I'm not sure how this team is staying with and beating upper echelon teams with 8 rookie's but, somehow they are.

On to more bad news......

Eric Desjardins got hurt last night. no news from my end on the injury but he took a mean hit last night and appears to have injured his shoulder or elbow. The injury bug has reared it's ugly head again Flyer fans. Never fear though, we'll just call up another stud rookie.


Terrible news about Desjardins....the injury bug has a hard on for this team it appears. I am impressed with the kids holding it together. Everytime I've seen Nitty in goal (granted that hasn't been much yet this season) I really wasn't floored by him, but I must catch him on an off night or something (like Esche whenever the Flyers get shown in my area).

Just gotta keep it held together by rookies and duct tape till some of the guys can make it back....they've been doing well thus far, just gotta keep shining it on......GO FLYERS!!!!

[phillybroncosnut]

If the avs don't get it :~ohyah!: i would love to see a canadian team win it, i always root for a canadian teams in the playoffs.


I could NEVER cheer for a team from Can'tada!

[phillybroncosnut]

Terrible news about Desjardins....the injury bug has a hard on for this team it appears. I am impressed with the kids holding it together. Everytime I've seen Nitty in goal (granted that hasn't been much yet this season) I really wasn't floored by him, but I must catch him on an off night or something (like Esche whenever the Flyers get shown in my area).

Just gotta keep it held together by rookies and duct tape till some of the guys can make it back....they've been doing well thus far, just gotta keep shining it on......GO FLYERS!!!!


It's not even duct tape at this point bro. We have the best minor league system in the land. These guys come up and play very well together. This is a very rare thing in all of sports that we are witnessing.
Think about it...... 8 Rookies in the lineup every night. That's amazing! 95 man games missed for the Flyers already this season. That's an astounding 3 starters out for every game we've played and we are still 10 games over .500 (16-6-4).
This team is not only set up to make a run for the Cup this season, we are also set up to make a run for the next 10 seasons.

[phillybroncosnut]

The Flyers blow.

The cup is coming back North.


Wow..... That smack looks exactly like the kind of smack we see from KC trolls.

Congrats d!ckhead!4321~

[phillybroncosnut]

I also heard that they said during the Flyers broadcast tonight that Forsberg's groin injury is worse than originally anticipated. They said he may have a partial tear. Hopefully it's not that serious, but you never know with Forsberg.


Yeah. I guess I should have posted that news. Forsberg indeed has a slight tear in the groin muscle. They (the Flyers) are obviously gonna take their time getting Peter back. Groins are funny. If you rush back, you could completely tear the muscle and be done for the year. These type injuries need time. No use rushing him back. Especially when you consider how well the young boys have been playing!

[Al Wilson]

Wow..... That smack looks exactly like the kind of smack we see from KC trolls.

Congrats d!ckhead!4321~
You have no right to talk smack. The Sens own the Flyers, assholeNnyah!

[Hogan11]

You have no right to talk smack. The Sens own the Flyers, a-holeNnyah!

Really? They face 4 times this year and the Flyers took the first (and only) game thus far on Ottawa ice 5-3.... based on that, I'd say you're the one that has no right to be talkin' smack in a Flyers thread.

[Al Wilson]

Really? They face 4 times this year and the Flyers took the first game on Ottawa ice 5-3....thus far, I'd say you're the one that has no right to be talkin' smack in a Flyers thread.
Right.

1 game, and the Flyers are good now?

The Sens have always kicked your ass just when Lalime (that's right) owned you in the playoffs LMAO.

[Hogan11]

Right.

1 game, and the Flyers are good now?

The Sens have always kicked your ass just when Lalime (that's right) owned you in the playoffs LMAO.

It's a what have you done for me lately world and a new season....your 0-1 against the Flyers this year, deal with it.

[Al Wilson]

It's a what have you done for me lately world and a new season....your 0-1 against the Flyers this year, deal with it.
Deal with what?

We're kicking ass in this league.

Wow, the Sens lost 1 gameHa!

Buddy, we're first in the east and are what 8 points above Philly with least games played ? Ha! Ha! Ha!

The Flyers were lucky that was the Sens back to back game when they faced us.

So don't get ahead of yourself and look at the standing, and ass whooooping the Sens handed to your stinking Flyers in the playoffs.

[Bronx33]

SHG killed the flyers tonight but they did fight back just not enought time left..

[phillybroncosnut]

It's a what have you done for me lately world and a new season....your 0-1 against the Flyers this year, deal with it.

Hog, save your time bro. Just put this dumbass on ignore. He brings zero to the table as far as hockey talk goes. he reminds me of the 12 year old trolls that talk chit about the Broncos. "My team is better then your's", "your team sux, my team is great".
Out of one side of his mouth, he talks about something that happened 4 years ago. out of the other side of his mouth, he makes excuses as to why the Flyers beat his frog assed team. If he was a normal fan, someone who could bring something to the table like Clockwork Orange, Bronx, Socal, ames, etc, he'd be worth debating.
Leave this frog loving scum alone and lets talk real hockey. No sense letting a troll hijack this thread.
The ignore feature works wonders when you need it to.

[Crowpointer]

Rumor has it the B's are looking to fire sale some more good players. Joe Thornton is no longer available .However we will probably be trading Samsonov or Glen Murray for little or nothing in return as our lame duck GM guts a once proud franchise.

[Al Wilson]

Hog, save your time bro. Just put this dumbass on ignore. He brings zero to the table as far as hockey talk goes. he reminds me of the 12 year old trolls that talk chit about the Broncos. "My team is better then your's", "your team sux, my team is great".
Out of one side of his mouth, he talks about something that happened 4 years ago. out of the other side of his mouth, he makes excuses as to why the Flyers beat his frog assed team. If he was a normal fan, someone who could bring something to the table like Clockwork Orange, Bronx, Socal, ames, etc, he'd be worth debating.
Leave this frog loving scum alone and lets talk real hockey. No sense letting a troll hijack this thread.
The ignore feature works wonders when you need it to.
Yes yes let's debate ..a Canadian fan of the Sens against the idiot Philly fans.
This sure will workhmmm...

So the Flyers beat the Sens once (that was their back to back game) and they were tired.

I'm sure you didn't have excuses when Lalime stole the show against your Philly Flyers.

Like I said, Philly fans are a bunch of idiots.

[phillybroncosnut]

Rumor has it the B's are looking to fire sale some more good players. Joe Thornton is no longer available .However we will probably be trading Samsonov or Glen Murray for little or nothing in return as our lame duck GM guts a once proud franchise.


Yeah. It's ashame for sure the way the B's are being torn apart. That is certainly a rich franchise for sure.
Funny thing is, My Dad was a Bruins season ticket holder (and Celtics) when he grew up in Rivere Mass. I know the B's are very much loved by the Bostonians and it truly is ashmae to see what is happening to that franchise.

I would love to add Samsonov. To be quite frank, when ever the Flyers played the B's, Samsonov was the guy I feared most. I don't think Thorton struck half the fear in me that Sergie does. I just don't know if the Flyers could get under the cap with the new salary Cap. I know they were above the Cap when they signed Forsberg and that's the reason we had to get rid of Roenick.

The one player I am hearing that the Flyers are rumored to be "interested" in is Robert Luongo. I think Luongo is a flat out stud but I don't know if I am comfortable with mortgaging the future for a Goalie. I don't think the Flyers lack goaltending. Their only need is a speedy guy who can score (Samsonov) That's the perfect fit for the Flyers IMHO.

[Clockwork Orange]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2254102

Man, you guys just can't catch a break with injuries. Add Gagne to Forsberg, Pitkanen, Esche, Desjardins, Primeau and Pitkanen.

I guess the only bright spot is that none of these are season ending injuries and the playoffs are still a long way off.

[phillybroncosnut]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2254102

Man, you guys just can't catch a break with injuries. Add Gagne to Forsberg, Pitkanen, Esche, Desjardins, Primeau and Pitkanen.

I guess the only bright spot is that none of these are season ending injuries and the playoffs are still a long way off.


Jesus! i didn't even hear about the Gagne injury at all. This is the first I've heard about it.

This is getting to be RE-GOD-DAMN-DICULOUS!

I honestly don't know how this team is going to stay competitive through all this. We currently have 2/3rds of the first and second lines out. Our top 2 defensmen are out and our starting goalie is out.

I'm basically speechless at this point!:crazy: :gus:

[Hogan11]

Hog, save your time bro. Just put this dumbass on ignore. He brings zero to the table as far as hockey talk goes. he reminds me of the 12 year old trolls that talk chit about the Broncos. "My team is better then your's", "your team sux, my team is great".
Out of one side of his mouth, he talks about something that happened 4 years ago. out of the other side of his mouth, he makes excuses as to why the Flyers beat his frog assed team. If he was a normal fan, someone who could bring something to the table like Clockwork Orange, Bronx, Socal, ames, etc, he'd be worth debating.
Leave this frog loving scum alone and lets talk real hockey. No sense letting a troll hijack this thread.
The ignore feature works wonders when you need it to.

Sound advice...no need to pollute the thread, consider it done.

[Hogan11]

Jesus! i didn't even hear about the Gagne injury at all. This is the first I've heard about it.

This is getting to be RE-GOD-DAMN-DICULOUS!

I honestly don't know how this team is going to stay competitive through all this. We currently have 2/3rds of the first and second lines out. Our top 2 defensmen are out and our starting goalie is out.

I'm basically speechless at this point!:crazy: :gus:

What? Gagne now too? I think I'm gonna be sick :TJnPopps:

[phillybroncosnut]

What? Gagne now too? I think I'm gonna be sick :TJnPopps:


Yeah bro....... It isn't pretty right now. Let's just hope that all our injured starters come back 100% healthy and the young boys can hold down the fort while the starters are out.
Looks like we'll have 10 rookies in the lineup for the next game. Unreal!:vermeil:

[phillybroncosnut]

Finally, some good news (real good news) from Flyerville.......

Peter Forsberg was back on the ice today for the Flyers. He netted a goal and an assist in the Flyers 3-2 win over the Wild. Forsberg didn't show an ounce of slack coming back from the injury. He was, as usual, the best player on the ice today.
Also, more good news, Robert Esche was the backup goalie today which means he is close to 100%.

My Favorite Flyer scored the game winning goal today with just 53 seconds left in regulation. Branko Radivojevic (pronounced Bronco) slammed home a rebound past Manny Fernandez off of a Mike Knuble shot for the game winner.
The Flyers have been involved in 15 one goal games and have won 10 of them. That is a tremendous stat for a team playing with a roster loaded with Rookies. This will only give the Flyboys that much more confidence and gives everyone much needed experience in tight games when playoff time rolls around.
Next up, the Flyers travel to Columbus to take on the Blue Jackets on Tuesday night.

GO FLYERS!

[dbroncos31]

we are getting shat on with injuries right now...luckily, we are getting healthy and hopefully we will be repaid for our troubles with a STANLEY CUP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go Flyers!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[phillybroncosnut]

Injury update:

Robert esche will start in Goal tonight for you Philadelphia Flyers!

Here's to his groin staying attached!

[phillybroncosnut]

Esche update:

Esche looked spectacular last night. He finished the game with 23 saves in a 3-1 Flyers win.
The key part of the game was midway through the second period. The refs got happy whistles and the Flyers found themselves at a 5-3 disadvantage for basically 4 straight minutes. The Flyers killed off that entire flury without surrendering a goal. The Key guy in that span was Esche. He made split save after split save which is a good sign coming back from a groin injury.

Goal scorers were Peter Forsberg, Jeff Carter, and Sami Kapanen.

Next up for the Flyers is the Vancouver Canucks this thursday at home!

GO FLYERS!

[Hogan11]

Go Flyers!!!

[Bronx33]

Just picked up sims in my FHL since Gagne is out, they are saying sims will be moved up to the first line.

[phillybroncosnut]

Just picked up sims in my FHL since Gagne is out, they are saying sims will be moved up to the first line.


I'm not sure if they will move Sim up or not. I remember watching him with the Phantoms. Everything he did for the Phantoms last season, he took with him to the NHL this year.The dude is one major pain in the arse for the opposition. He is the kinda guy who seriously gets under the skin of the other team (ala Matthew Barnaby, Michael peca, etc). He has much more offensive game then Barnaby.
He would flourish with Forsberg on his line. It's a great pickup if Hitchcock moves John Sim up with Knuble and Forsberg. If he doesn't get moved up, you will not see much offensive production from him. His role is to be the "pest" out on the ice on the third line. He will take a more offensive role if he is in fact moved up to line 1.

[Bronx33]

Good one tonight!

http://www.nhl.com/scores/previews/456_2_preview.html

GAME: Vancouver Canucks (19-9-2) at Philadelphia Flyers (18-7-4).

TIME: Thursday, 7 p.m. EST.

Injuries have not slowed down the Philadelphia Flyers. The Vancouver Canucks will give it a try.

Philadelphia looks for its 14th win in 17 matchups with Vancouver as the teams face off at the Wachovia Center.

The Flyers are 13-2-1 against the Canucks since Dec. 2, 1993, outscoring them 67-40 in that span. Both losses in that span have come in Philadelphia with the Canucks holding a 9-3 scoring advantage.

Slowly, though, the Flyers are getting healthy players back in the lineup. Robert Esche made 23 saves in his first game after missing four with a groin injury in the Flyers' 3-1 win Wednesday over the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Peter Forsberg, Jeff Carter and Sami Kapanen scored in the win. Forsberg has two goals and an assist in two games after missing six with a groin injury.

He has 14 goals and 38 assists in 39 career games against the Canucks.

Still, the Flyers will be without leading scorer Simon Gagne (groin) and defensemen Joni Pitkanen (abdomen) and Eric Desjardins (shoulder).

"I don't know if we're surviving," Flyers coach Ken Hitchcock said. "When you play with some composure, you're going to win a lot of close games, especially on the road."

The Flyers have won five of their last seven games overall.

Vancouver owns the league's best home record, but has struggled on the road. The Canucks snapped a season-high three game road losing streak with a 3-2 win Tuesday over the New York Rangers.

Matt Cooke returned from a 17-game absence with a broken jaw to score the game-winner with 4:31 to play.

"Any time I can help chip in on the offensive side of the game, it's huge for us. Not just when I am coming back from injury," Cooke said.

With starting goaltender Dan Cloutier expected to miss the rest of the regular season with a knee injury, the Canucks for now will go with the combination of Alex Auld and Maxime Ouellet.

Auld's 11 wins are second in the league among rookie goaltenders behind Henrik Lundqvist of the New York Rangers.

If Ouellet makes his Canucks' debut, he would face the team that drafted him 22nd overall in the 1999 draft. Ouellet is 2-4-1 with a 2.99 goals-against average in eight games with the Flyers and Washington Capitals.

STANDINGS: Canucks - 40 points, 1st place (tied), Northwest Division. Flyers - 40 points, 2nd place, 4 PB, Atlantic Division.

TEAM LEADERS: Canucks - Markus Naslund, 16 goals and 34 points; Naslund and Henrik Sedin, 18 assists; Wade Brookbank, 63 PIM. Flyers - Gagne, 23 goals; Forsberg, 32 assists and 42 points; Donald Brashear, 41 PIM.

SPECIAL TEAMS (through Dec. 14): Canucks - Power play: 16.5 percent (34 for 205), 18th in NHL. Penalty killing: 83.3 percent (150 for 180), 11th. Flyers - Power play: 18.6 percent (35 for 188), 12th. Penalty killing: 78.0 percent (142 for 182), 28th.

GOALTENDERS: Canucks - Auld (11-6-1, 0 SO, 2.58 GAA); Ouellet (no appearances). - Esche (11-4-2, 0, 3.05); Antero Niittymaki (7-3-2, 1, 2.94).

2003-04 SEASON SERIES: Flyers, 1-0.

LAST MEETING: Nov. 13, 2003; Flyers, 4-3. At Philadelphia, Gagne scored the game-winning goal, added an assist and Esche made 29 saves as the Flyers won their fifth straight.

ROAD/HOME RECORDS: Canucks - 6-8-2 on the road; Flyers - 12-4-2 at home.

[Hogan11]

Way to rebound against the Blues tonight :thumbs: GO FLYERS!!!

[Hogan11]

Tough OT shootout loss to the Sabres.....GO FLYERS!!

[dbroncos31]

GO FLYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! smack the canucks in the mouth!

[Hogan11]

Good Guys up 4-0 on the Sens in the 2nd.....don't blow the lead Boys!!

[Hogan11]

Of course I post that and Nitty gives up two goals......:unamused:

[Hogan11]

Way to go Nitty :nono:

[Hogan11]

That's twice we faced the Sens this year and sent them packing

GO FLYERS!!!

[Al Wilson]

Good game.

The Flyers are a dirty team though, and the refs missed a lot of calls.

[dbroncos31]

stop yer bitching...2-0 vs. the sens...and gagne looking good in his return...4-3 bitches...GO FLYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[phillybroncosnut]

Good game.

The Flyers are a dirty team though, and the refs missed a lot of calls.


Waaaaaa! You absolute b!tch. How about the 3 fantom Flyers penalties in the 3rd period. How about the gift 5-3 midway through the 3rd period.

Stop your frog ass whining! I thought you were actually going to use the absence of Spetza being the reason you lost.

So.... 2 games between the Flyers and Sens and 2 wins for your Philadelphia Flyers!

Flyer Fans, Nitty played outstanding in net. The first goal was right after a full 2 minute 5-3 power play for the Sens. The penalties expired but the Flyers never made a line change and they had tired bodies on the ice.
The second goal (just seconds later) was a defensive breakdown. Nitty was helpless on that goal.

[Bronx33]

Waaaaaa! You absolute b!tch. How about the 3 fantom Flyers penalties in the 3rd period. How about the gift 5-3 midway through the 3rd period.

Stop your frog ass whining! I thought you were actually going to use the absence of Spetza being the reason you lost.

So.... 2 games between the Flyers and Sens and 2 wins for your Philadelphia Flyers!

Flyer Fans, Nitty played outstanding in net. The first goal was right after a full 2 minute 5-3 power play for the Sens. The penalties expired but the Flyers never made a line change and they had tired bodies on the ice.
The second goal (just seconds later) was a defensive breakdown. Nitty was helpless on that goal.



A little banter is fine but i wouldn't even come close to the frog reference you might as well call him the N word. (just not cool)

[Al Wilson]

Waaaaaa! You absolute b!tch. How about the 3 fantom Flyers penalties in the 3rd period. How about the gift 5-3 midway through the 3rd period.

Stop your frog ass whining! I thought you were actually going to use the absence of Spetza being the reason you lost.

So.... 2 games between the Flyers and Sens and 2 wins for your Philadelphia Flyers!

There should've been atleast 2 double minor penalties.

Ya, I didn't mention Spezza being out, nor did I mention that Havlat is out for the season.

Those guys are top players in the league.

We'll see who ends up on top when the season is finished won't we.

[Hogan11]

Philly, I thought you put that guy on ignore.

[Al Wilson]

Philly, I thought you put that guy on ignore.
he ain't an asshole.

[phillybroncosnut]

Philly, I thought you put that guy on ignore.

Someone quoted him. I saw the quote.


Another night, another Flyers win. Nitty looked shaky at times last night against the Pens and at other times, stood on his head. I guess we should get used to that with such a young goalie.
Gawd, I can't wait to get Primeau and Pitkanin back. Primeau is right up there with the best defensive Centers in the league. I think we really miss that edge that he brings. He's also the best Flyers penalty killer.

I really can't beleive how well the Flyers have fared through all these injuries. Skies the limit for this team. That was a gutty win last night. Down 4-3 with 5 minutes left against a fiesty pens bunch. Then, bang bang, 2 goals in 2 minutes by Forsberg and Knuble.
Alot of people have overlooked Mike Knuble this season. He has 19 goals and 13 of those 19 have been "go ahead goals". Not only is he producing but he is producing when it matters most.

GO FLYERS!

[dbroncos31]

aright we kick the panthers' ass on the 26th!! those freakin rangers just won't lose though
GO FLYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[phillybroncosnut]

I failed to keep you guys up to date on more injury news......

Robert Esche is now (has been the last 3 games) sidelined with a severe groin injury. I don't have word on how long he will be out for, but it's probably a substantial amount of time.
More Nitty more often fella's.

GO FLYERS!

[dbroncos31]

another win for us...3-2 (SO) over the panthers...nitty was nice in the SO, and zeus came through in the shootout...and this had ben eager's first NHL goal...and his second! so we stay on top of the atlantic division...where we will finish...GO FLYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[phillybroncosnut]

zeuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuussssssss ssssss!

[Hogan11]

Tied 3-3 with Atlanta in the third....LETS GO FLYERS!!!!

[Hogan11]

YYYYyyyyyyyeeeeeeeaaaaaahhhhhh, Good Guys win in OT 4-3! :thumbs:

[dbroncos31]

SAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!! sweet

[dbroncos31]

SAMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!! again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! wow...back-to-back 4-3 OT wins and sami scored the winner both times

[SJ Bronco]

I rout for the flyers when they don't play the sharks, only cause you guys come in here and represent so strong, i feel like Im connected somehow.

[Al Wilson]

homos lost to one of the worst teams

[phillybroncosnut]

I know Hogan has his hands full of Sassy at the moment in Sandy Eggo but had to report the news today.

The Flyboys lost in a shootout to the Caps today. Gagne did not play. Don't worry, he just has the flu, nothing serious.

The Flyers played a decent game today but the Caps played a bit better. The Caps are not a good team in the least but today, they were flying around out there. There is no reason we should lose to the Caps but we are in the middle of an 11 game road stretch in which we've started out 4-0. I'm not hapyy losing to a team like the Caps but we did gain a point out of the game so all was not lost.
On a good note, the Rangers lost to the Pens in OT. Both the Rangers and Flyers gained a point in the standings so the Flyers still hold a 5 point lead on the Rangers, with a game in hand. I fully expect the Flyers to win the division by double digit points this season. We are well on our way.

Next up, At the Thortonless Bruins on Monday afternoon (1pm est).

[dbroncos31]

NIITTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a freakin game. 27 shots, 27 saves 1-0 on a carter second period goal. we are on fire. look out sens!

[phillybroncosnut]

NIITTY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! what a freakin game. 27 shots, 27 saves 1-0 on a carter second period goal. we are on fire. look out sens!

Yeah man. 5-1 on the current 11 game road trip and the one loss we gained a point in. They could go 1-4 in the ramining 5 games on this season long road trip and it will be a successful road trip.
We are 1 point out of the #1 seed in the East.

[dbroncos31]

and the #1 team has gotten bitchslapped by us twice. i think that this could be the year.

[Al Wilson]

and the #1 team has gotten b****slapped by us twice. i think that this could be the year.
Not with your unproven goaltending.

Hey bitch, we own the Flyers and when the Sens get healthy watch out cuz we'll cruise our way

[CanuckBroncofan]

I could NEVER cheer for a team from Can'tada!

Esche is average and that is why you won't win the cup in the near future. Come to grips with it. He's nothing special. The last really good goalie you had was Pelle...now he was something great. 1984-85 should have been the Flyers year, but the Oilers were phenominal for a period of time and couldn't be stopped. Ahhh...where is Barber, Clarke and Leach when you need them.


http://findthebesthere.com/toronto_maple_leafs_logo1022504.jpg

[Hogan11]

I have nothing against the Canadian teams. Other than this Sens troll spewing banter, I really see the Sens as nothing more than a nuisence that we've handled in both meetings this year....that's a good omen for the future IMO.

[Hogan11]

Rangers up 2-1 on us in the 2nd. Oddly enough, I'm not getting the game (getting the Sabres & Bolts instead) so I have to follow it online.

[Hogan11]

Up 3-2 now with 5 MIn. to go in the 2nd.....LET'S GO FLYERS!!

[Al Wilson]

Get it through your head punks, the Sens own the Flyers when it matters most:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[Hogan11]

Damn, looks like OT

[Hogan11]

Good Guys pull it out in OT!! Way to go Gagne!! :thumbs:

[Bronx33]

Hatcher and rathje keep killlin me in my FHL ....

[Hogan11]

Good Guys win again 3-1 over Washington :thumbs:

Rollin', Rollin', Rollin..............:charge:

[dbroncos31]

Gagne is amazing. so is forsberg. and al wilson. shut up. Who's #1 now?? hahahahaha. we are officially the hottest team in hockey. 8-0-2 last 10 games. damn i wish hockey was still on ESPN, then i'd see more games. Go Flyers!!!!!!!

[Bronx33]

Not trying to start or nothing i just thought it was funny someone took the time to start this web site.

http://www.theriensucks.com/

[Al Wilson]

February 11 , 06 bitches. I'll be there to watch Alfie and co whip Flyer ass.

[phillybroncosnut]

Esche is average and that is why you won't win the cup in the near future. Come to grips with it. He's nothing special. The last really good goalie you had was Pelle...now he was something great. 1984-85 should have been the Flyers year, but the Oilers were phenominal for a period of time and couldn't be stopped. Ahhh...where is Barber, Clarke and Leach when you need them.


http://findthebesthere.com/toronto_maple_leafs_logo1022504.jpg


Good post. I don't nessesarily agree with Esche being only average. Like I posted earlier (either this thread or the Hockey thread), Esche had a great season last year ('04) and a great playoff run. He was also the only player that decided to show up for the Americans in the last world Cup. If not for Esche, the USA would have lost every game 9-1 as opposed to 2-1 and 3-1.

With all that said, it looks to me that Esche is no longer the #1 Goalie in Philadelphia. Antero Nittymaki has played pretty much lights out since Esche reaggrevated his groin. There is a lot of talk/speculation that this is now Nitty's team and Esche will either be traded or become the #2 when he gets healthy.
Nitty is 10-1-1 in his last 12 starts and is yeilding less then 3 goals a game. He absolutely got peppered against the Rangers the other night and flat out stood on his head.

[phillybroncosnut]

Not trying to start or nothing i just thought it was funny someone took the time to start this web site.

http://www.theriensucks.com/

I totally agree with that site. Therien is a bum. The crazy thing about Therien is, if he plays against Jagr every game, he would be the greatest defensive defensman that ever lived.
The problem is, Jagr is the ONLY player that Therien plays lights out against. I'm not sure why that is.
I thought he was highly overrated by the Flyers 5 years ago. Now, he is worse then ever. He might be the dumbest player I've ever seen on the ice now. I've never seen a guy that as many blatant cross checks in my life. If he's not taking a penalty, he is watching winger after winger blow right past him.

Hopefully Desjardins and Pitkanen get healthy soon. Therien has to go.

[phillybroncosnut]

Not with your unproven goaltending.

Hey b****, we own the Flyers and when the Sens get healthy watch out cuz we'll cruise our way


When the Sens get healthy? Stop with the excuses bro. Step up and admit we've owned you thus far.

As far as injuries go, have you seen what the Flyers have gone through? And you're crying about injuries?
The Flyers still have their 2 best overall defenseman out (Desjardins and Pitkanen) and their Captain (Primeau) has been out 2 months now. We've faired pretty well without them. Stop with the injury excuse. You're only as good as your depth says you are.

[phillybroncosnut]

Gagne is amazing. so is forsberg. and al wilson. shut up. Who's #1 now?? hahahahaha. we are officially the hottest team in hockey. 8-0-2 last 10 games. damn i wish hockey was still on ESPN, then i'd see more games. Go Flyers!!!!!!!

DB, If you need any games taped, let me know bro. I can tape a game if you give me a heads up!:thanku:

[Al Wilson]

When the Sens get healthy? Stop with the excuses bro. Step up and admit we've owned you thus far.

As far as injuries go, have you seen what the Flyers have gone through? And you're crying about injuries?
The Flyers still have their 2 best overall defenseman out (Desjardins and Pitkanen) and their Captain (Primeau) has been out 2 months now. We've faired pretty well without them. Stop with the injury excuse. You're only as good as your depth says you are.
Really, your top 2 defensman cant be in the class of Alfredsson , Spezza, or Havlat.

If the Flyers had Foresberg, Gagne, and Knuble injured they would be pretty bad.

[phillybroncosnut]

Really, your top 2 defensman cant be in the class of Alfredsson , Spezza, or Havlat.

If the Flyers had Foresberg, Gagne, and Knuble injured they would be pretty bad.


I'm so glad you don't know what you're talking about. Here's the proof. This is the Flyers starters and how many games they have missed due to injury: Keep in mid, the Flyers have played 41 games thus far.

Forsberg: 6 games missed
Gagne: 6 games missed (still leads the league in goals)
Kapanen: 21 games missed
Pitkanen: 16 games missed
Desjardins: 23 games missed
Hatcher: 3 games missed
Primeau: 32 games missed
Seidenberg: 14 games missed
Stevenson: 31 games missed
Esche: 24 games missed

So, you were saying? There isn't another team in the NHl who has suffered as many key injuries as the Flyers. And you have the balls to whine about 3 guys?

Like I said before, your team is only as good as their depth allows them to be. We have a ton of rookies that have stepped up bigtime. Judging by your lack of knowledge of teams throughout the NHL, I won't expect you to know the following names. RJ Umberger, Jon Sim, Ben Eager, Jeff Carter, Mike Richards, Freddy Meyer, and Antero Niittymaki are the rookies who have kept our run going while the big guns have been out.
We've had Gagne and Forsberg out at the same time. We've had Primeau, Forsberg, Gagne, and Kapenan out the same time. We've had Desjardins, Pitkanen, Gagne, Forsberg, Esche, and Primeau out at the same time. What was the result? We kept winning.
Take your sorry excuses and shove them up your royal Senator ass!
Do your homework next time rookie!

[phillybroncosnut]

7-0-1 on the current 11 game road trip Flyer fans. Next up, @ the Oakland Raiders, err, I mean, New Jersey Devils on Monday night.

We have 3 road games left on this brutal road trip. We have the Devils, Blackhawks and the Red Wings left to go. I don't wanna jinx this streak of getting at least a point in every game of this trip but, it looks very good right now.
The only game I worry about is the Red Wings. We havent won in Detriot since something like 1985.
The Flyers have earned a point in the last 11 straight games (9 wins- 2 shootout losses) and 17 out of the last 19 games.

BTW, not that it matters right now, but, we overtook the top seed in the East. We are sitting #1 right now. It's way early, and normally, I would never even mention something like that, but, I think it's an unbeleivable feat with all the injuries we have endured.

GO FLYERS!

[Al Wilson]

Forsberg: 6 games missed
Gagne: 6 games missed (still leads the league in goals)
Kapanen: 21 games missed
Pitkanen: 16 games missed
Desjardins: 23 games missed
Hatcher: 3 games missed
Primeau: 32 games missed
Seidenberg: 14 games missed
Stevenson: 31 games missed
Esche: 24 games missed

You did not get what I was saying.

I'de like to see your top guys injured at the same time. I doubt the Flyers would win as many games as they are now if that had happened.

As I said earlier, if your top 3 scorers were out the Flyers would suck. Most teams would suck if that had happened.

Anyways, don't get ahead of yourself dumbass, there's still half the season left. Enjoy first place for a week cuz it ain't gona last forever when the Sens get healthy veryyyy soon.

[phillybroncosnut]

You did not get what I was saying.

I'de like to see your top guys injured at the same time. I doubt the Flyers would win as many games as they are now if that had happened.

As I said earlier, if your top 3 scorers were out the Flyers would suck. Most teams would suck if that had happened.

Anyways, don't get ahead of yourself dumbass, there's still half the season left. Enjoy first place for a week cuz it ain't gona last forever when the Sens get healthy veryyyy soon.


You see class, this is what happens when you only read, or quote half a post. You look very stupid.

Read further fella. You might see where I state that we have had stretches where those players have missed a bunch of games together.

Wow, what a concept. If you read everything, you won't miss key information. What a tool!

[dbroncos31]

****in Devils. God Damn I hate those bastards. Especially Marty. When Markov's little crap shot beat him in Game 5 last year I was estactic. Well, nothing to do but shake it off and get back on the right foot. And 7-1-1 on an 11 game road trip is pretty damn good.

[phillybroncosnut]

Don't worry about the Devils DB. They won't be there in the end. I actually hope they squeek into the playoffs somehow so we can dust them off like we did last time we faced them in the playoffs. Face it, the Devils aren't even a shadow of their former selves. The Devils flat out blow now!

Nice 5-2 win last night in Chicago. The young guns lead the way again as the Flyers lost another player (Sami Kapenan) 3 nights ago.
Ben eager, RJ Umberger, and Mike Richards (all rookies) all lite the lamp last night.
Tonight is the final game in the season long, 11 game road trip. It will be a definate "must see" game. Flyers vs Detriot. This will be the toughest game to date on this season's schedule as the Flyers haven't won in Detroit since 1988.

GO FLYERS!

[phillybroncosnut]

That was a pretty good game. As I expected, the Flyers were pretty much flat for 57 minutes.

That last 3 minute flury in regulation was sheer brilliance by the Knuble, Forsberg, Gagne line.
I'm thrilled to get a point out of that game. I expected a 5-1 loss in regulation before the puck was even dropped. We actually had a chance to win the game.
I thought the refs chit the bed when they handed Colorado a couple 2 full man advantages in this game.
In OT, that was not a penalty. Which one? How about both of them.
I'm not blaming the bad calls for the Flyers loss but 3 straight minutes short 2 men pretty much does you in when your in OT.
I'm not sure what the hell Kim Johnsonn was thinking. He had all day to clear the puck. Instead, he waits a couple seconds and allows a Lanche player to take it off him and slam it home for the game winner.

This was a definate win for the Flyers though. Getting a point when you trail by 2 goals with just under 2:40 left in the game, is definately a win.

BTW Nitty was awesome again tonight. That kid is the goalie of the future and the future is now opon us.

[dbroncos31]

Well, Forsberg's out for "at least one game," and we gotta right the ship against Boston on Thursday. We need to get our guys back.

GO FLYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[alkemical]

PHI - 6

Pens - 2

[Bronx33]

http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/news_story/?ID=151606&hubname=nhl

[Hogan11]

Oh God.....I'll wait for Philly to weigh in on this one but it really makes me wonder about Keith.

[Bronx33]

Oh God.....I'll wait for Philly to weigh in on this one but it really makes me wonder about Keith.

Maybe forsberg is hurt more that expected or keith gone? they must need somebody to pick up the scoring? just guessing here. 2.2 mil is alot!

[dbroncos31]

We need Prims to come back. He was a freakin monster in the playoffs two years ago. He took this team on his back and led us to one goal from the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

[phillybroncosnut]

Oh God.....I'll wait for Philly to weigh in on this one but it really makes me wonder about Keith.

Sorry I've been away for a whil.

Here are my thoughts......

I love the deal. We gave up a "promising" young Defensman in Seidenberg who frankly, hasn't shown the "promising" stuff. Denis had all the praise when we drafted him and played pretty well down with the Phantoms. He has been pretty much your ordinary 5th or 6th defensman with his time in the Flyers lineup.
The Flyers are loaded with young blueline talent in the Minors and have 2 rookies who have outplayed Seidenberg this season (Freddy Meyer and Randy Jones). With Pitkanen on his way back, Seidenberg would have been a regular healthy scratch.

Nedved brings vertern experience to a relatively young team. Is he a cancer in the locker room? Maybe. Evidentally, he wasn't a team guy with the Coyotes. I never heard bad things about him when he was in Pittsburgh or with the Rangers though.
I'm really worried at this point about our Captain. I haven't heard even a remote improvement on Keith's condition. I'm hoping that he can get back with a few weeks left in the regular season.
Nedved will look good centering Kapanen and Carter (if that's where the Flyers insert him). That line will fly! I would be shocked if Nedved doesn't flourish with thye offense around him. If he decides to step out of line, he'll have to answer to 3 of the toughest opponents he's ever encountered in the NHL:
1- Ken Hitchcock- A stern autority with a great hockey mind
2- Bobby Clarke- Ask Eric Lindros what happens when you cross the Flyers
3- The Flyer Fans- This is the rowdy much that will cheer the chit out of you, make you a darling and celebrity but will absolutely make your life miserable if you try to disrupt the OrginIzation!

[phillybroncosnut]

Evidentally, there is a filter on the word C-o-c-k. I tried to type Ken
Hitchc-o-c-k and it comes up Hitchc-o-r-k.

Funny

[dbroncos31]

As long as Primeau is there for the playoffs, we're good. That guy can carry a team when he needs to. What'd he have, like 9 goals and 7 assists in 18 games?? That Tampa Bay series was Primeau and Esche vs. the Lightning.

[Hogan11]

Whatta home stand eh Guys? ::)

[Al Wilson]

Not so great without your best player?

So all it is is 1 PLAYER.

[phillybroncosnut]

Not so great without your best player?

So all it is is 1 PLAYER.

Lame post. I'm not sure what your point is. Forsberg has missed 9 games this season and the Flyers have won 6 of the 9.
We don't use Ottawa excuses.

The fact of the matter is, the Flyers just are not playing good hockey right now. From the first player to the last player in the lineup, the team as a whole has not played real well of late. This is a long season. There are ups and downs over the course of the season. The Flyers are on a downer for sure right now. They've lost 5 out of the last 7 games. A month ago, they won 18 of 22. It happens.
Injuries are part of the game. Forsberg, Primeau, Desjardins, Pitkanen, and Johnsonn are all on the shelf right now. Would this be a better team with everyone healthy? Yes. Is that an excuse for losing 5 of 7? Hell no.

That said, The Flyers have a 5 point lead in the division while being snake bit with injuries. I'm excited to think what this team is capable of when it is finally healthy. There is no guarantee however, that this team will be healthy at all this season. If the injury bug stays with this team, the Cup expectations will diminish.

I just hope guys like Primeau, Desjardins and Forsberg can get back with about 2 weeks left in the regular season. We don't need those guys to make the playoffs. We do need them to make a Cup run though.

[Al Wilson]

Where's the so called depth you talked about?

Flyers just got it up their ass from the Lightning

[Hogan11]

Tough game tonight in Buffalo...I should be there, but couldn't make it....I get it on TV however.

We're 0-7-1 in Buffalo in the last 8 meetings.....time to reverse that.

GO FLYERS!!!!!!!!!

[Hogan11]

Commentators just said Primeau is not coming back this year at all......is that true? Hatcher is wearing the "C"

[Hogan11]

Gagne!! 1-0 Good Guys!!!!!

[Hogan11]

Damn, Pyatt ties it for Buffalo 1-1 4:30 in the first.

[Hogan11]

Esche playing pretty well tonight thus far....

Of course, as soon as I post that, Buffalo scores...2-1 in the 2nd. :(

[Hogan11]

Way to go Esche....thanks a lot! :oyvey: 3-1 Sabres

[Hogan11]

3-1 after 2........the good guys have to turn it on here in the 3rd.

[Hogan11]

KNUBS makes it a bit closer 3-2 Sabres w/ 3:15 left

[Hogan11]

Empty netter w/ 7 ticks left seals it for Buffalo 4-2 :(

[Al Wilson]

Lol

[alkemical]

pyatt is awesome. he's got a bright future.

[phillybroncosnut]

Where's the so called depth you talked about?

Flyers just got it up their ass from the Lightning


Similar to the way your boys got blanked 5-0 by the Bruins the very next day.. Unlike you, I realize in an 82 game schedule, that does happen.

[alkemical]

if it's the pens, it's an everday occurance.

[phillybroncosnut]

It's official..... Keith Primeau is done for the year. The Flyers medical staff will not clear him for any games this season. F$cking sucks big time.

Also, add Gagne to the ridiculous injury report. He missed last nights game. BTW Al Wilson, the Flyers won that game 5-2 without Gagne, Prim's, Forsberg, Desjardins, and Kim Johnsonn.

[chadta]

actually desjardins played, but here is the injury report off the flyers website.

Peter Forsberg (C)
Left groin strain

Out indefinitely.

Kim Johnsson (D)
Post-concussion symptoms

Out indefinitely.

Keith Primeau (C)
Concussion

Out indefinitely.

Branko Radivojevic (RW)
High left ankle sprain

Out three-to-six weeks from Jan. 25.

Mike Rathje (D)
Groin injury

Out indefinitely.

Chris Therien (D)
Head injury

Out indefinitely.

[Hogan11]

Well, at least we beat Washington tonight.

[Al Wilson]

You can shut up now losers.

[phillybroncosnut]

You can shut up now losers.


Surprise surprise! Let's see, what were your excuses when we kicked your ass? Ottawa's top guys were out. Ottawa played the night before. Whaaa whaa whaa..... The same can be said for the Flyers last night. However, Flyer fans don't whine and they sure as hell dont make excuses.

The fact of the matter is, The Sens grossly outplayed the Flyers the first 25 minutes of the game and took a 3-0 lead. The Flyers started to get on track and outplayed the Sens the remaining 35 minutes of the game. The biggest difference was the Sens hit the twine 3 times in the dominating period and the Flyers only managed to hit the twine 2 times in the last 35 minutes.

The Sens deserved the win. They took better advantage of their opportunities then the Flyers did.

That said, the Flyers are still very inconsistent right now. Alot of that has to do with the amazing amount of Rookies in the lineup. I am very pleased with the transition that the rookies have made from the AHL to the NHL. It really does amaze me how well the Flyers have done with so many rookies playing every damn night.
This Olympic break should help the Flyers out tremendously. Forsberg Should be back once the season gets back underway.

GO FLYERS!

[Al Wilson]

Flyer fans don't whine and they sure as hell dont make excuses.

That said, the Flyers are still very inconsistent right now. Alot of that has to do with the amazing amount of Rookies in the lineup.
Hilarious!

Excuses. Right..

[chadta]

Who cares, we dont have to beat the sens, the leafs take care of them come playoff time, every year, we then promptly beat the leafs and move on to the next round.

Hows it feel to know that the toronto maple leafs own you ?

[Al Wilson]

Who cares, we dont have to beat the sens, the leafs take care of them come playoff time, every year, we then promptly beat the leafs and move on to the next round.

Hows it feel to know that the toronto maple leafs own you ?
Really?

If my memory serves me right then The Sens bitch slap the Flyers in the playoffs recently no?

Lalime singe handedly beat you twerps while Roenick the baby was running his mouth.

[phillybroncosnut]

Hilarious!

Excuses. Right..


Nice how you take 2 sentences out of 2 completely different paragraphs. I guess that somehow makes you think you proved a lame point somehow.

[phillybroncosnut]

Who cares, we dont have to beat the sens, the leafs take care of them come playoff time, every year, we then promptly beat the leafs and move on to the next round.

Hows it feel to know that the toronto maple leafs own you ?

The Leafs won't make the playoffs this season.

[chadta]

Really?

If my memory serves me right then The Sens b**** slap the Flyers in the playoffs recently no?

Lalime singe handedly beat you twerps while Roenick the baby was running his mouth.

actualy al, the sens beat us 4-2 in a hard fought close series, ( i went up to ottawa for 2 games that series) ONCE, even a blind squirel gets a nut every now and then, how many years has it been in a row now that you have lost to the leafs ? 3 or 4 i forget, that is called ownage, not just dumb luck.

You may just want lalime back with hasek getting hurt today. :~ohyah!:

[phillybroncosnut]

Welcome Chadta...... Good to have another Flyer fan on board.

How long you been a Flyers fan? Where are you from?

[dbroncos31]

i'm so pissed about Primeau. he was freakin' God against TB last year. We're gonna miss him alot. We need Robbie and Simon and Peter to make up for the lack of keith. whatever al wilson, the Sens will get smoked in the playoffs again, and at the end of the season there will be no difference between you and the leafs fans: you'll all be watching the Flyers lifting the Stanley Cup.

[phillybroncosnut]

Forgive me, I must be drawing a blank but, who is "Robbie"? Esche maybe?

[chadta]

eh philly, i actually live in hamilton, its just outside of toronto, been a flyers fan as long as i been a broncos fan, something about orange i guess, ive seen the flyers play in ottawa 3 times , toronto a couple, buffalo a couple, montreal once, detroit once, and the year before the strike i finally made it down to philly for a saturday afternoon game against the devils, it was nice to be the home team instead of the bad guy.

Ill never forget the first game against the sens in the playoffs a few years ago, we were up 2-0 at the first intermission, i went to get another beer, missed the start of the period, it was 2-1 by the time i sat down, i barely sat down and the friggin sens scored again, damn guy behind me says " ha ha ha monsieur watch you tink of da game now" with a heavy french accent, i wanted to kill the prick.

[phillybroncosnut]

Positive news from the Olympics.....

Anterro Nittymaki notched his 2nd shutout in just 3 games yesterday by blanking the Canadians.

Looks like Nitty is getting really good, pressure packed experience in these games.

Just speculation on my part but I wonder if the Flyers will entertain the idea of shipping Robert Esche to a team desperate for a goalie (Edmonton, Vancouver, etc). I'm comfortable with letting Nitty run this team by himself.

[dbroncos31]

dammit. i really like esche. the Us would do better if Esche was in goal.

[alkemical]

DiPietro isn't doing bad - the US can't score

[dbroncos31]

esche would make them score...he would accept nothing less than 3 goals a game. also esche is my boy b/c he is amazing in nhl 06. my first game with niitty, i was down 4-1 with 5 minutes left before knuble poked in a rebound, forsberg scored on a penalty shot with 1:22 left, bartow (me) scored to tie with 59.4 secs left. and then bartow won it in OT on a SH goal :40 in. so niitty almost caused me to lose for the first time in my season.

[alkemical]

yeah...............

[chadta]

esche would make them score...he would accept nothing less than 3 goals a game. also esche is my boy b/c he is amazing in nhl 06. my first game with niitty, i was down 4-1 with 5 minutes left before knuble poked in a rebound, forsberg scored on a penalty shot with 1:22 left, bartow (me) scored to tie with 59.4 secs left. and then bartow won it in OT on a SH goal :40 in. so niitty almost caused me to lose for the first time in my season.


Sorry but that is the stupidest thing ive ever read, id expect that from a leafs fan, but how can you base who you think is a better goalie on how they play in a video game, come on. Esche is good in that game because he had a good year the last year that they actually played, Try using esche in nhl 04, HE SUCKED, just like he is this year, he had one good year, time to get rid of him. I still wish we never made that trade, i want brian boucher back.

[phillybroncosnut]

I wouldn't trade Esche just to trade him. I merely thinking of who has value that is tradeable on this team. With Primeau being out for the year, I think the Flyers may need to make another trade to keep us on the Stanley cup path.
Trading Esche has alot of downside. Nitty has never played a full NHL season. Who knows if he has the stamina of last the full season. Another problem is the risk of injury. If Nitty gets hurt, we'll have to fall back on Jamie Storr (good god). Esche had a tremendous playoff run last playoff season. He had a tremendous World cup as well. If it were not for Esche in the world cup, the USA would have lost 7-1 every game. The Americans had no offense in the world cup, similar to what we are seeing in these olympics.

I would shop Esche to see what we could get back for him. If his value only brings draft pick offers or average players, I wouldn't deal him. If we could take Esche and package a prospect or even a guy like Kim Johnsonn and get a Bertuzzi type player back, I would pull the trigger.

[alkemical]

Esche won't net you bertuzzi without someone else in that package.

[Bronx33]

Esche won't net you bertuzzi without someone else in that package.


What is bert even worth anymore? he clearly isn't the player he used to be.

[alkemical]

What is bert even worth anymore? he clearly isn't the player he used to be.


53 pts in 59 games - and a huge power fwd who has good skill skating - pretty high i'd say.

[Bronx33]

53 pts in 59 games - and a huge power fwd who has good skill skating - pretty high i'd say.


I just think hes being payed to much when i can pay a guy like guy like justin williams for 1.2 and get the same amount of production heck svatos is only 3 goals behind bert. Hes played slow and lazy all season after getting a fat raise to start the season ask any nuck fan. (They didn't even want him on the olympic team)

[alkemical]

Well you'd have to take into the account of dealing with the steve moore thing - but he's better than justin williams - justin williams has alot to do before he's any where near bertuzzi's status.

[phillybroncosnut]

Esche won't net you bertuzzi without someone else in that package.

I think I said that

[chadta]

Esche had a tremendous playoff run last playoff season. He had a tremendous World cup as well.


i dunno what playoff run you watched, his goals against average doubled every round, first round he played good, they won in 5 games goa of 1.3 or something, second round they won in 6 games goa of 2.5, third round they lost and his goa was like 3.8

Nittimaki won the calder cup last year, hes already got more playoff wind then esche, i say give him a shot, if it dont work big deal then ya put esche in, and if he dont run with it ya cut the sap.

If we couldnt get brian boucher back, my next choice would be to get marc denis back who i beleive we also drafted and then pretty well gave away. Anything has to be better then esche.

[alkemical]

I think I said that


You did, but also the comments on justin williams, how much are you paying forsberg to sit on the bench/injured.

Bertuzzi at least plays. :)

[dbroncos31]

Sorry but that is the stupidest thing ive ever read, id expect that from a leafs fan, but how can you base who you think is a better goalie on how they play in a video game, come on. Esche is good in that game because he had a good year the last year that they actually played, Try using esche in nhl 04, HE SUCKED, just like he is this year, he had one good year, time to get rid of him. I still wish we never made that trade, i want brian boucher back.
Ok
1. I was kidding about NHL '06. Yeah Esche is great, but I don't base anything on that game. I was joking around, but apparently that was over your head. Also, I like Esche because he was huge in the playoffs. Yeah, his GAA rose over time...so did almost everyone's. As the playoffs move on, the teams get better. That he gave up more goals against the champion Lightning than he did against the Devils is not a big surprise.
2. Funny you mention Brian Boucher, because the player Esche most reminded me of was Boucher in 1999-2000. Both goalies were young, "never tested" guys who led us to the brink of a Stanley Cup Finals appearance. Boucher's end was when we stopped scoring in the last three games, and Esche's was a great Lightning team and Khabibulin's great Game 7 performance.
3. How does Esche suck? He is 15-6-3 with a 3.15 GAA this season. That may not be amazing, but that does not seem like a goalie who sucks to me? Niittymaki is 18-10-6 with a 2.95 GAA. Niitty has a worse record, and a GAA that is only .2 better than Esche. And Niitty's save percentage (.896) is barely better than Esche's (.892).

I love Niitty, too, but we need Esche. I agree with phillybroncosnut, but only up to a point. We better not trade Esche just for the sake of trading him. I don't want to trade him at all, but if it will fill a hole vital to our Stanley Cup run, then we must pull the trigger. I see us using this two-goalie system in the playoffs, and I believe that it will provide us with great results.

The thing I am most pissed about that happened in the offseason was losing Recchi. Not only is he probably my favorite player currently playing, but he was so vital to our success. I believe that if we had Recchi right now, we would be the best team in the NHL. His 53 points (21g, 32a) would provide us with a great second punch after the Gagne-Forsberg-Knuble line. We could put him with Kapanen and Handzus, and I believe that we would be amazing. Unfortunately, this is all wistful thinking, as Recchi is happy in Pittsburgh, but I wish we had been able to hold on to him.

[chadta]

well for once we agree, i wish we still had recchi, but he was gone before the lock out, he took a huge paycut to go play in pitttsburgh, before crosby was there, before anybody was there, it was gonna be a really ****ty team, then lockout, penguins sign palfy, leclair, draft crosby. his family is there, its where he wanted to be, but be happy we picked up nedved. :(

id like to see us pick up keith tkachuck however the hell you spell his last name.

[dbroncos31]

oh fizzuck, Gagne's out for up to two weeks due to a bone bruise.
http://www.sportsline.com/nhl/story/9267142
man, we got big games coming up with the Devils and the Rangers, and while I am confident that we will smack them in the mouth, I hate having one of our best players hurt in a non NHL game. I don't even care about the gold medal game, I'm just hoping that Forsberg and Niitty are fine after the game.

[chadta]

on the bright side, primeau skated saturday for the first time since the injury, as much as i hate all the injurys, as long as everybodys back for the playoffs, thats all that matters.

[phillybroncosnut]

on the bright side, primeau skated saturday for the first time since the injury, as much as i hate all the injurys, as long as everybodys back for the playoffs, thats all that matters.

I said it before the season and I'll say it again..... The Flyers could have their top 6 guys out for the entire year (I guess in hindsight, I jinxed them) and we would still make the playoffs.

This team is very deep but we need all our key guys come playoff time if we want a legit chance at the cup. I heard that Prim's had a closed door meeting with Bob Clarke earlier in the week. Speculations ranged from, Keith being out for the playoffs, to, Keith making an attempt to be ready come playoff time, to, Keith announcing his retirement.
No official word came out about what the meeting was about. With Keith skating, I'm assuming he is attempting to get ready for the playoffs. While I hope he is able to play, I am not optimistic. This could be a career ender. I hope I'm wrong, but, I think Keith is in denial. We shall see.

With Gagne suffering an injury, I'm starting to think that this is not our year. It seems as though it's impossible for us to get healthy. Everytime we get a key player back, it seems we lose 2 more. One step forward, two steps back all season. Maybe all these injuries are starting to weigh on me. I keep hearing myself say "if we can only get healthy". How many times can you say that in a half of a year?

In closing, I wanted to give a big congrats to Nitty. I wish he could have won the gold for Finland. He played pretty much lights out the entire olympics. Hopefully, he can carry that success and confidence over to the Flyers on our run.:thumbs:

[dbroncos31]

It hasn't quite been 1 step forward, 2 steps back. It's been more like 2 forward and 1 back. we will still make the playoffs, we will still win our division, and if we get finally get some luck, we'll win the cup. Remember, in '03-'04 playoffs, we lost Desjardins for the whole playoffs, Ragnarsson for the TB series, and Pitkanen for a game here and there. And Johnsson for the first two games of the Tor series. Plus Roenick had like a concussion, and Esche had the flu one game. And we still only lost to TB by 1 goal in Game 7. If we can even just have average health, we'll win it. Still, we need Primeau. He's my favorite Flyer, and I would hate for his career to end like this. It should end with him scoring in OT and then lifting the Stanley Cup.

[phillybroncosnut]

It hasn't quite been 1 step forward, 2 steps back. It's been more like 2 forward and 1 back. we will still make the playoffs, we will still win our division, and if we get finally get some luck, we'll win the cup. Remember, in '03-'04 playoffs, we lost Desjardins for the whole playoffs, Ragnarsson for the TB series, and Pitkanen for a game here and there. And Johnsson for the first two games of the Tor series. Plus Roenick had like a concussion, and Esche had the flu one game. And we still only lost to TB by 1 goal in Game 7. If we can even just have average health, we'll win it. Still, we need Primeau. He's my favorite Flyer, and I would hate for his career to end like this. It should end with him scoring in OT and then lifting the Stanley Cup.


Dude, we need EVERYONE healthy to win the cup. I'm not even including Prim's anymore. I already told myself that we'll need to do it without him. He is the oply player that we can afford to not have there for the playoffs. Not because we won't miss him but because he hasn't been there all season.

This division 8is not a given. The Rangers have a very good team this year. Lundquist has been a domintaing force for them between the pipes. As he goes, so go the Rangers. It doesn't help matters that he will be flying high with confidence after winning the gold in Torino.
Also, don't look now, but, playing the best hockey since the new year is our old nemisis, the NJ Devils. They have only lost like 2 games since January first. They are on fire. It just so happens that we open regular season play back up with @ the Rangers and @ the Devils on back to back nights.
This division is far from handed to us.

There is no doubt in my mind that we will make the playoffs. Problem is, we could be anywhere from the #1 seed to the #6 or 7th seed.

Make no mistake, we will need to be at least 90% healthy to make a legitimate run for the Cup. Without Primeau, the best we can hope for is 90%. There is no margin for error as far as injuries go.

[phillybroncosnut]

Well, the rumor mill is churning hard in Philly...

First rumor: Primeau is very close to retirement. It's pretty much inevitable at this point.

Second rumor: Neil Little, a lifelong minor league goalie with the Phantoms has been practicing with the big club. What does this mean? Well, Robert Esche could be traded soon.

Third rumor: The Flyers are looking to aquire Mats Sundin. If that happens, I will be happy as hell. However, we will have to give up a ton to get him. Richards, Carter, Umberger, and then some.

Now, again, these are rumors. Let's see what happens.

[dbroncos31]

Yeah, I know that the division is not locked up, but I was trying to show my self as confident. I am very worried about both the Rangers and the Devils, but I still feel like we will hold them off and win the division.
Rumor #1. ****
Rumor #2. ****
Rumor #3. ****...well, kinda. I'd love to get Sundin, but I really don't want to give up those guys. We need to remember that it is not all about this year. With Richards and Carter, we have two guys that I think will be stars in a year or two. We need to be careful.

[dbroncos31]

more speculation on Primeau, and its not good.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=2347127

Flyers captain Keith Primeau (http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/players/profile?statsId=538) will sit out the rest of the regular season nearly four months after suffering another concussion, a person in the NHL with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.

With his history of head injuries, even next season is in jeopardy for the 35-year-old Primeau. The person said, however, that Primeau was prepared to try and return next year.


Damn...I know that you thought he was gonna be out, but I was hoping against hope that he'd be there for us in the playoffs. Oh well, Keith, get better so you can lead us to our second straight Cup in '06-'07.

[phillybroncosnut]

Yeah, Prim's is done for this season, including the playoffs and I'd be shocked if he ever strapped on the skates again in the NHL. It's a real shame.

More rumors are flying.....

The Flyers and Coyotes are in discussion's that would be a blockbuster.....

The Flyers give up RJ Umberger, a 2006 1st rounder and a 2nd rounder in 2007 for Shane Doan and a couple names I missed.

[dbroncos31]

I read on the Flyers' web site about reactions to Primeau's announcement, and something Hitchcock said seemed great to me. He said how it would be great if Primeau was treated as an injured player and remained with the team to provide moral support and advice. That would be great. I hope he does that, so he can be able to lift the Cup in June.

On a side note, I finally got NHL Center Ice. I was really worried about missing the beginning of the playoffs, but now I don't need to worry. I will now be sure to see every Flyers game from here on out. WOOT WOOT!!

[dbroncos31]

Tough loss last night to the Devils, luckily we get a point and can regain first-place tonight with a win over the Rangers. I was disappointed that we lost a game in which Esche played amazingly. He stopped 31 of 32 shots, and stoned Parise in the SO. Unfortunately, Kozlov beat on a nifty little move, and he made a mistake playing the puck in the 1st. But we should have won that game. Esche made his saves, but we beat Brodeur THREE times and scored once. Forsberg hit both posts, and another time I think Brashear hit a post and Richards had an open net shot blocked. We score on any of those chances and we are 1 point behind the Rangers.

It's too bad because Esche put on a show. I think that if that was a playoff game, we would have won in OT or 2OT or something. Esche would not have allowed a normal goal, but his lack of experience in the SO killed him.

[dbroncos31]

Oh boy, we're getting shat on by the Rangers. Esche was the victim of a terrible defensive play and then two screens and then Niitty was cold, and its 4-0. Plus we went 0-4 on the PP so far, and now were taking too many dumb penalties. We need to fix the PP, if we want to do anything in the playoffs. Gagne's return will obviously help, but we need someone else to step up on the PP. And can someone please put a hit on Jagr? this bastard is killing us. ok, we now have a 4 on 3 PP, we need to score.

[dbroncos31]

aright baby!!!! Freddy Meyer scores a PP, and its 4-1 with more than half the game left. Popped the water bottle, aright baby.

[dbroncos31]

Oh my god, what the **** was that Randy Jones? 5-1. Terrible pass by Jones and an easy goal.

[dbroncos31]

We're giving them the puck every freakin' second. God damn. What happened to the team that played great last night, holding the Devils to 1 regulation goal?

[phillybroncosnut]

DB, get used to this for a while. We are going to struggle scoring goals right now. No Gagne, no Zeus, a very rusty Forsberg and Radiviovich, no Johnsonn or Pitkanen, blah blah blah.

This should be a very ugly stretch for us. I'm so not concerned about making the playoffs. Frankly, I don't care if we drop to the 8th seed. Home ice advantage is the most overrated thing in sports anyway.
What we need is to get healthy. I am starting to have my doubts that we will ever get healthy at all this season though.

[dbroncos31]

If we could score, I'd write this game off as a bad defensive game. But this makes two nights in a row in which we have dominated, but have been unable to score. This cannot continue, or we will be killed in the playoffs, if we make it. We need to start scoring.

[dbroncos31]

I know man, the scoring is bad, but it's the careless defensive play that is really pissing me off. We have handed them about 3 goals tonight, starting with the first goal when Rathje and Hatcher both went to the boards and left Jagr wide open. Then we couldn't gain the puck and let Betts fire on a cold Niitty. Finally Jones passed the puck to Ward, who buried it. And on the other two goals, we screened Esche.

[dbroncos31]

This game is probably lost, but a couple of goals would give them some confidence. We've outshot them 27-13, but somehow it's 5-1 them. 1 goal on 27 shots vs. 5 goals on 13 shots. Crappy defense, crappy offese, crappy goaltending tonight.

[Al Wilson]

Ya, better get used to this bitches

[chadta]

hey al how far do you think you guys are gonna go without a goalie ?

:thanku:

[dbroncos31]

Ottawa sucks donkey dong

[Al Wilson]

hey al how far do you think you guys are gonna go without a goalie ?

:thanku:
Hasek will be back soon.

[Al Wilson]

Ottawa sucks donkey dong
You mean the Flyers

[dbroncos31]

Nope. I mean that you guys will be watching us in the playoffs, as usual.

[chadta]

Hasek will be back soon.

yeah he said that a few years ago, never did make it back did he ?
isnt that how detroit lost to calgary ? with cujo playing cuz hasek was supposed to be back ?

hes a puss, got no hart, if hes got a hangnail hes out of action.

man your really in trouble even the leafs are givin you troubles tonight, an yeah im stuck watching that cuz i refuse to pay for nhl center ice and its the only game on here thats in english.

[24champ]

The latest trade rumor involving the Flyers has goaltender Robert Esche and perhaps Donald Brashear heading to Vancouver for Canucks hulking winger Todd Bertuzzi.

http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060304/SPORTS04/603040366/1002/SPORTS

[phillybroncosnut]

http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060304/SPORTS04/603040366/1002/SPORTS

In a heartbeat. Man, I find it hard to believe that the only thing the Flyers have to give up is Esche and Brashear to land Bertuzzi. Thats a steal.

[phillybroncosnut]

The player that tops my wish list is Florida center Olli Jokinen. His name has popped up in Flyer trade rumors as well. I'd take him over any of the other players rumored in Flyers trade talk. Jokinen turned down a 4 year $16 million offer from the Panthers earlier this season. He is a big, skillfull center that is a franchise type player.
He is a free agent at the end of the season and I don't think he makes alot of money this season. If the Panthers trade Luongo, I'm wondering if a Esche, Richards or Carter gets that deal done for the Flyers.
Jokinen is the player I would make a huge push for if I were Bobby Clarke.

[chadta]

i dont like either of those ideas, id love to get rid of esche, and id love to pick somebody up, i however dont want to part with richards carter or umberger, i would be willing to package say randy meyer with esche for say Kieth Tkachuk, i dunno if st louis has any interest in that tho. richards carter and umberger are only gonna get better, and they are cheap, keep them.

time will tell

****ty tho im on afternoons this week so ill have to listen to all the last minute deals on the radio on the way home from work.

[phillybroncosnut]

i dont like either of those ideas, id love to get rid of esche, and id love to pick somebody up, i however dont want to part with richards carter or umberger, i would be willing to package say randy meyer with esche for say Kieth Tkachuk, i dunno if st louis has any interest in that tho. richards carter and umberger are only gonna get better, and they are cheap, keep them.

time will tell

****ty tho im on afternoons this week so ill have to listen to all the last minute deals on the radio on the way home from work.


Here is the problem..... Salary cap. There's no way we land a guy like Tkachuk and his salary without getting rid of salary.

I would trade both Umberger and Richards for Jokinen is a milli second. Jokinen is a young, big ass center who can score. It would be a no brainer.

[dbroncos31]

we shouldn't just "get rid of Esche." I believe that Esche and Niittymaki wil ensure that we will always have a fresh goalie during the playoffs. If we unload Esche, it should be after this year. We need Esche, IMO, in order to contend for the Stanley Cup.

[dbroncos31]

Thank you, Peter.

[dbroncos31]

Thank you, Petr.

[dbroncos31]

wow, Peter and Petr saved us from having a TERRIBLE loss.

[chadta]

oh thank god, there alot of frog fans at work, and im still hearing it cuz of the last time they beat us.

[dbroncos31]

Rumors about Recchi's return. I would be psyched.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/scorecard/03/07/truth.rumors.nhl/
Says we'll have to give up RJ, and that would suck, but Mark's arrival would be huge for this team.

[dbroncos31]

more Recchi stuff
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060307/SPORTS04/603070372/1002/SPORTS
The Penguins reportedly are interested in trading former Flyers right wing Mark Recchi (24 goals, 32 assists, minus-30) and left wing Ryan Malone (13 goals, 12 assists, minus-23) to the Flyers for Umberger. Recchi, 38, said he would agree to a trade if it's to a contender.
"If (the Penguins) come to me and it's a win-win for everybody, it's something I'll have to think about," Recchi told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Recchi earns $2.1 million this season and has a club option for $2.6 million next season. But if the club declines the option, Recchi owns a player option to remain with that team for $760,000 next season.

[SoCalBronco]

more Recchi stuff
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060307/SPORTS04/603070372/1002/SPORTS
The Penguins reportedly are interested in trading former Flyers right wing Mark Recchi (24 goals, 32 assists, minus-30) and left wing Ryan Malone (13 goals, 12 assists, minus-23) to the Flyers for Umberger. Recchi, 38, said he would agree to a trade if it's to a contender.
"If (the Penguins) come to me and it's a win-win for everybody, it's something I'll have to think about," Recchi told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Recchi earns $2.1 million this season and has a club option for $2.6 million next season. But if the club declines the option, Recchi owns a player option to remain with that team for $760,000 next season.

Yep ive read that. Heard Recchi is gone either way, its going to be Philly or Calgary.

[chadta]

except for his time in montreal, recchi has always been one of my favorite players, i d love to have him back, hell i think we should have tried harder to keep him in the first place, i know he wanted to go to pittsburgh cuz of his family and everything.

[dbroncos31]

Well, Recchi went to Carolina, which sucks, but we got Denis Gauthier from Phoenix. He's a good defensemen, but losing Recchi to Carolina, of all teams, sucks the big one.

[Al Wilson]

hey al how far do you think you guys are gonna go without a goalie ?

:thanku:
I like this post.

Care to tell me how far we can go?

Mr. Dominator will be ready before the playoffs. Emery seems to be playing well.

[SoCalBronco]

Flyers?

Hilarious!

[alkemical]

:)

[dbroncos31]

Let's go Panthers tonight and Lightning tomorrow night, and then if we take care of business against Ottawa, we'll be in 3rd in the Conf.

[Al Wilson]

Where's the Flyer faithful. So much for talking **** about how the Flyers will be first in East, the ever so unlimited depthLOL

Sens have so many key injuries (Hasek, Fisher, Havlat, Chara, Volchenkov), yet they're still crushing teams.

Eat **** assholes:)

[chadta]

Sens have so many key injuries (Hasek, Fisher, Havlat, Chara, Volchenkov)


remember this quote guys, we will see it again after the first round when the sens lose again.

you wanna talk depth, the flyers games against the rangers and devils this past week were the first 2 games in a row they have used the same lineup since november, theyve had 16 rookies in there lineup at one point or another, to me that is depth, to be able to play that many different people and still be solidly in the playoffs fighting to win the division, not fighting for the last spot is a good sign.

[chadta]

are you watchin this al ?

train wreck in progress film at 11

[Bronx33]

are you watchin this al ?

train wreck in progress film at 11

I really don't care who wins but do you think it's a bit early to talk ****?

[chadta]

yeah bronx it was, and its a good thing that the game ended the way it started, or i would ahad alot of egg on my face, it just seemed funny with how al was talkin about how good emery was playing that tonight he couldnt stop a beach ball.

[Al Wilson]

ho ho ho, here come the bitches!

Sure, 1 loss. Won't kill me. We're taking first place anyways.

Please Flyer bitches, don't talk about playoffs when we've owend you assholes there.

You're only here when the Flyers win, but that won't be necessary when we eliminate you again if you get past round 1 that is.

[chadta]

Do we have to go over this again al, one victory in the playoff does not constitute ownage, altho i guess if your a sens fan beating the flyers is your stanley cup.

Now back on topic, looks like we are starting to come together at just the right time, i think they have finally realized that finishing first overall isnt important but being hot come playoff time is, lets see how this carries out, its also good to see were getting offense from everybody, not just the top line.

[Al Wilson]

Do we have to go over this again al, one victory in the playoff does not constitute ownage, altho i guess if your a sens fan beating the flyers is your stanley cup.

Now back on topic, looks like we are starting to come together at just the right time, i think they have finally realized that finishing first overall isnt important but being hot come playoff time is, lets see how this carries out, its also good to see were getting offense from everybody, not just the top line.
STFU. One time? The Sens kicked your asses out of the playoffs for 2 years. Don't talk about playoffs.

Finishing first does matter. Most of the teams that finish first usually go to the conference finals and deeper.

[chadta]

Finishing first does matter. Most of the teams that finish first usually go to the conference finals and deeper.

ok then riddle me this batman, the sens have finished first what 4 or 5 years in a row now, and how many cups has that got them ? how many cup games have they even played in ? how many times have they made it past the first round ?

this is a flyers thread al, if you wanna talk about the sens start your own whiny bitch team thread.

[phillybroncosnut]

I won't entertain Al at this time. He knows full well that the Flyers have spanked his Sens 3 out of 4 times this season. Nuff said.

As far as the Flyers go, there is still work to be done. We have the toughest schedule down the stretch but we have gotten off to a great start. The last 3 games the Flyers have faced the Devils, Rangers and the conference leader Ottawa Senetors. 3 wins 0 losses. I would have taken 4 points and been happy in this 3 game stretch. 3 points would have made me okay as well. 6 points is terrific.
The second line of Carter, Umberger and Dimitrakos is playing unbeleivable right now. I gotta admit, I wasn't crazy about the idea of 2 rookies and 2nd year player playing on the second line together, but, it has paid huge dividends so far.
Jeff Carter has me shaking my head. The kid is really starting to show a star ability. I came into the season thinking Mike Richards would be our star rookie. Carter is the player who looks like he has the best chance to be a star. While Richards is now the fourth line center, Carter has planted himself as the second line center. Umberger compliments Carter on the second line greatly.

Think about the future Flyer fans. Look at all the Rookies that have proven they can play at the NHL level this season. Jeff Carter, RJ Umberger, Randy Jones, Mike Richards, Freddy Meyer, Ben Eager, and Anterro Nittymaki. That's just the rookies. Now look at guys who are very young but will be in a Flyer uniform for a long time to come. Joni Pitkannen (22 years old), Simon Gagne (26 yrs old), Handzus (29 yrs old), Branko Radivojevic (26 years old), Denis Gauthier (29 yrs old).

It's one thing to have an abundance of young talent, but, it's another to have an abundance of young talent and a front office that never shy's away from spenind money. The Flyers brass is always amongst the teams trying to go for the cup every year. They are not shy about spending money on key free agents to push a team to the brink of the cup.
Take heart Flyer fans..... Not only is this season a cup run, but, with all the young talent on this team, we'll be making a run for the cup for years to come.

GO FLYERS!

[phillybroncosnut]

ok then riddle me this batman, the sens have finished first what 4 or 5 years in a row now, and how many cups has that got them ? how many cup games have they even played in ? how many times have they made it past the first round ?

this is a flyers thread al, if you wanna talk about the sens start your own whiny b**** team thread.


He knows that he will only be talking to himself if he does that. No one here gives a flying puck about the Sens.

[Al Wilson]

I won't entertain Al at this time. He knows full well that the Flyers have spanked his Sens 3 out of 4 times this season. Nuff said.
Ya ya, you beat the Sens in the season. Care to tell us your playoff record against the Sens?

You Flyer fans crack me up. You know damn well the Sens have your number when it matters most, so I wouldn't be talking if I was you.

[dbroncos31]

Past is the past, Al. You have to start living in the present, man. Devils used to own us too. Then last year we won the division and owned them in 5 games. Oh you guys used to kill us. See you in Round 2. We'll send your asses packing, assuming you make it out of the first round.

[chadta]

Past is the past, Al. You have to start living in the present, man. Devils used to own us too. Then last year we won the division and owned them in 5 games. Oh you guys used to kill us. See you in Round 2. We'll send your asses packing, assuming you make it out of the first round.


actually i was just going to type the same thing, until last year we had a terrible record against the devils, now we own them, until this year we always had a terrible record againsts the sens, that includeds regular season and post season, now the tide has turned there as well. Its a shame that the sens are going to be going out in the first round again, cuz i would love for us to be the team that shows you that the alfie guarentee aint worth the tampon that its written on.

[chadta]

oh wait, if you wanna talk history al, the flyers franchise took what 7 years from its beginning until it hoisted the cup, the sens franchise has been around since what 93, its now what 2006, sounds to me like your 6 years overdue, no cups but hey youve had 3 owners, good for you guys.

How many cup games have the sens even been in al ?

Do me a favor and dont talk history when your team has none.

Altho they have no future either so i guess you may as well stick with history.

[Al Wilson]

Wow, the Flyers won a cup. When was that?

Funny, you talk about how the Flyers are better than the Sens and how better they are as a team, yet all you got is regular season wins on us? That's weak. You shouldn't even be talking about the Sens considering that we eliminated your asses bitches for 2 years when you haven't done **** on us in the playoffs.

You guys really do crack me up...Sens out in the first roundHilarious!

[chadta]

Funny, you talk about how the Flyers are better than the Sens and how better they are as a team, yet all you got is regular season wins on us?
LOL


actually al, when you go into our arena and look up at the roof, you see banners, stanley cup championship banners, youve heard of them havent you? :thanku:

[Al Wilson]

LOL


actually al, when you go into our arena and look up at the roof, you see banners, stanley cup championship banners, youve heard of them havent you? :thanku:
Been to the Scotia Bank Place? We have many of those too.

It's ok, I know it hurts you that Lalime eliminated you for 2 years. Now that's funny stuff LOL

[phillybroncosnut]

Ya ya, you beat the Sens in the season. Care to tell us your playoff record against the Sens?

You Flyer fans crack me up. You know damn well the Sens have your number when it matters most, so I wouldn't be talking if I was you.

I'm just talking about this season which is where we are now. I can talk about the past as well but i figured I would talk about this season. Silly me.

While it's true that the Sens beat us in 2 seperate seasons and ousted us from the playoffs, but, I'd hardly say you have our number. That was 5 seasons ago bro and alot of different faces wear Flyers uni's now.
The team I fear most going into the playoffs is the Lightning. That is a team who truly has our number. The Ning pretty much suck this season but they have kicked our asses all season long. I am sort of hoping the Flyers don't win the division because TB is pretty much locked into the #6 seed and if we win the division, we would be the #3 seed.

BTW, This Sens franchise is a totally different franchis from the one's that won the Cup in the 20's. You can claim them if you want, but, that's just laughable if that's what you are clinging too.

[chadta]

Been to the Scotia Bank Place? We have many of those too.



actually yeah i have quite a few times, and i didnt see ANY stanley cup champion ship banners,

anyhow enough time wasted on the tool,

philly bronco nut

tampa is anything but locked into 6th, that may be the highest they can go, but they are by no means way ahead of jersey, or montreal, or atlanta, and honestly im more worried about playing buffalo without home ice then i am about playing tampa with home ice. altho if we did play buffalo i would be able to represent the black and orange.

[chadta]

well i must say that game last night just goes to prove that you have to play more then 5 minutes if you want to win a game, even against the leafs.

That was disgusting, end rant.

[Hogan11]

14 SOG for Buffalo to 6 for PHI.....and they lead 1-0 after 1.

I'm pissed and I think I have every right in the world to be.

[dbroncos31]

I want to die.
1. Esche is amazing.
2. Umberger is done.
3. **** Buffalo

[phillybroncosnut]

Primeau is attempting a comeback this season. Problem is, he isn't ready for this series. I don't think we'll get out of the Buffalo series though.

[dbroncos31]

Well, I was wrong about Umberger. Apparently, he has balls of steel and will play tomorrow night. We need Esche to stay hot, and to get ahead early against the Gaybres.

[phillybroncosnut]

Apparently, You don't remember the cheap shot he took from a Rangers player earlier in the year. He got boarded and went face first into the boards. He was bleeding all over the ice. Went in the locker room and got stiched up and came back out later in the game with his face swollen like a baloon. The Rangers defenseman, I can't remember his name, got a 3 game suspension for the hit.

Umberger is a tough SOB

[chadta]

im leaving for florida friday morning so i wont get to see the game friday night, and tonight if the sabres score first im turning the game off and going back out on my bike, so come on guys get yer asses in gear.

props to rj for being such a tough kid.

[Al Wilson]

Isn't this funny when the Flyers go flying out of the first round and take out the golf clubs.

Even if you get past the first (god forbid), either the Sens or Devils will be waiting to sweep your crap team.

Good comment on Havlat there, philly. Don't **** with the superstar.